The candidates contesting Nigeria's presidential election
Nigeria’s PDP candidate Atiku Abubakar (left), Labour Party candidate Peter Obi (2nd left), APC vice-presidential candidate Kashim Ibrahim Shettima (2nd right) and the New Nigerian People's Party candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (right) at a ceremony on September 29, 2022 as 18 candidates signed a pledge to ensure peaceful elections. PHOTO | ADAM ABU-BASHAL | ANADOLU AGENCY VIA AFP
Nigeria will elect a new president on February 25 to take over from Muhammadu Buhari in a contest pitting the old guard against a third-party candidate seeking to upset the established political order.
